We're very lucky.
Jack is the sort of child
we all assume we'll have
when we decide to have children,
and the sort of child
less experienced parents
congratulate themselves for.January and February 2004
March and April 2004
May and June 2004
July and August 2004
September and October 2004
November and December 2004
Blogs we read:
Friday, Jun. 18, 2004 - (Mamma)
A Brief (re)Introduction
Jack's current favorite!
Head to Toe by Eric Carle
Jack's blog has been getting an amazing number of hits lately, and I have noticed visitors lately from places that suggest that not everyone coming here knows a lot about Jack -- or Mamma and Dad, for that matter.
(Hello, Helsinki!)
I thought it would be a good idea to post a brief introduction for people who don't already know our story.
Dad is known amongst the tall folk as Rod Smith. He was born and raised in Victoria, Australia and lived for 20 years in Adelaide, South Australia.
Mamma was born in Malone, NY and has lived the last 20 years in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Names get way too complicated, but lets say most people know her as Misti.)
Mamma and Dad met online in January of 2000 on Conjunction -- an e-mail list and electronic coffee house for dedicated astrologers. They became friends and by March of 2001 they knew they wanted to be together. With only 10,000 miles and a mountain of government paperwork standing between them, they managed to get together and they were married in June of 2002.
Jack was born Isaac Timien John Smith in Ann Arbor, MI, in May of 2003. He was the fifth son born to his family -- he has two adult brothers in Australia and two adult brothers in Sweden. (And a niece and a nephew in Sweden as well!)
He is named for his Grandfather, Jack (John Daniel Smith) and his great grandfather Jack (John Smith).
With family living literally all over the planet,(Mamma has five brothers and Dad has five brothers and three sisters), it was hard to keep everyone up to date on what our little surprise was up to -- thus this blog.
It was originally dedicated to Mormor (who is actually his farmor -- long story) and Grandma. But everyone is welcome to join the fun!
